http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/When religion uplifts the soul of man, it is a very good thing.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/636677Cherokee Legend Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him an leaves him alone.He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/636364Just for today, I will try to live through this day only -- and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do some things for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt I had to keep them up for a life-time. Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/635878This is a Christmas song, but I listen to this song through out the year. For a long time, I did not know why I was so drawn to this peice. The Breath of Heaven.. how beautiful. Peace, OTAhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/635696"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.” ~ “You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” ~ “Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” ~ “Oh soul, you worry too much. You have seen your own strength. You have seen...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/635358I like the word Christian. It makes me think of someone who emulates the Christ. However, like anything else, there seems to be alot of opinion on what the guy meant with all that is ascribed to Him. Did he really mean it when he said to love everyone? Oh and that story about getting the plank...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/633767Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation. Rumi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTAhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/631674I saw this on another website and had to share it with you. Peace, ~OTAhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/OTA.3281/614402Peace, OTA